The Collaborative Management Program (CMP) is the voluntary development of multi-agency services provided to children and families by county departments of human / social services and other mandatory agencies including local judicial districts, including probation; the local health department, the local school district(s), each community mental health center and each Mental Health Assessment and Service Agency (BHO).
Collaborative Management Programs (CMP) use the input, expertise and active participation of parent or family advocacy organization to:
- reduce duplication and eliminate fragmentation of services provided
- increase the quality, appropriateness and effectiveness of services provided
- encourage cost-sharing among service providers
- lead to better outcomes and cost reduction for services provided to children and families in the child welfare system
